WV Health Dept Warns Against DPT Vaccine Use
Charleston reports state Health Director Dr George Pickett warned a combination DPT vaccine used for public school children has caused reactions including marble sized arm lumps swelling redness pain and fever. The Italy made vaccine from Sclavo Lot 110 was distributed statewide from Wayne and is FDA tested though unused locally.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
State Health Department
George Pickett
Pickett
Italy
Wayne
Sclavo
Pope John Paul I Delivers Journalistic Sermon at Vatican
Vatican City AP Pope John Paul I addressed over 1000 reporters and photographers in the Hall of Benedictions. He spoke off script on the substance of ministry and the role of journalism, noting he would have chosen journalism if not a priest. He pledged a modern papacy for his 700 million Catholic followers.
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Vatican City
John Paul I
Apostolic Palace
The
Vatican
William Beidler
Manchester
Firemans’ Fund Insurance Co
Laconia
Robert Wallingtor
Maine Treasury receives fourth monthly conscience fund gift
A Maine Treasury Department report shows a plain envelope mailed from Portland containing a ten dollar bill labeled conscience fund. Deputy treasurer Maurice F. Stickney says the anonymous donor, unnamed and with no return address, has sent money each month since June, now totaling ten dollars in miscellaneous unidentified income to the state general fund.
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Augusta
Maine
Treasury Department
Maurice ‘F. Stickney
Portland
Bryant Appears Unannounced at Libertarian Convention
A Boston AP report recalls Anita Bryant visiting Copley Plaza for a political fundraiser as Libertarian delegates gathered. A delegate recounted surprise at her arrival and noted the party had condemned her crusade against gay rights last year.
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Boston
Libertarian Ciry
Anita Bryant
Copley Plaza
Bryant
Libertarian Party
Miss Bryant
Maine Publicity Bureau launches East Coast ad blitz
Portland based Maine Publicity Bureau directed by Peter M. Damborg begins an extensive newspaper advertising campaign on the East Coast at a cost exceeding 12000. Ads promote Maine as a fall visit destination and will run in New York Rhode Island Connecticut and Massachusetts papers. A winter campaign is planned.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Publicity Bureau
Peter M. Damborg
Damborg
New York
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Coast Guard to decommission hydrofoil Flagstaff in Woods Hole
The 75-foot cutter Flagstaff based in Woods Hole will be taken out of service and decommissioned on September 30 after a 16 month evaluation. The Coast Guard cited frequent mechanical problems including a deteriorating turbine and engine replacement. Built by Grumman in 1968, the ship served in Vietnam with the Navy.
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Woods Hole
Mass
Coast Guard
Grumman Corp
Vietnam
Navy
Court halts mandatory busing for LA Unified school year
An appeals court ordered at least a temporary pause on mandatory busing for integration in Los Angeles Unified. The decision supports Bustop’s motion to study the plan further. Next steps hinge on an appeal ruling by the state supreme court or a court finding the plan not feasible. Bustop lawyer Cliff Fridkis says voluntary programs will proceed when schools open September 12.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
Bustop
Cliff Fridkis
Cohen Races to Portland in Runners for Cohen Relay
U S Rep William S Cohen pressed on to finish a three mile sprint in a Runners for Cohen relay from Fort Kent to Portland. He led runners into Monument Square for a noon rally with Bud Sawyer praising him as a congressman who sweats as Marshall Dodge shared stories to a crowd of supporters and passersby.
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Portland
Maine
U.S
William S. Cohen
Cohen
Fort Kent
U.S. ‘Senate
Monument Square
Jen
Bud” Sawyer
Ieee
Marshall Dodge
Dover plant workers strike after rejecting 10 percent raises
Eastern Air Devices in Dover saw 230 Local 243 members strike after turning down a last minute offer of 10 percent raises for three years. Union steward Pat Levine criticized management while negotiator Fred Braid expressed surprise at the rejection of the proposal.
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Dover
N.H
Eastern Air Devices
International Union of Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
Pat Levine
Fred Braid
Braid
Weekend weather outlook across New England states
As in New Hampshire Maine Vermont and Boston area the weekend brings sunny or mostly sunny skies highs mostly 70s to low 80s fair nights with some cooler inland pockets Labor Day weekend shows variable clouds and a chance of showers in parts of New England. Coastal seas stay light with gentle to moderate winds.
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New Hampshire
Maine
Inday
Vermont
Boston
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Eastport
Merrimack River
Warner House birthday fete planned at 150 Daniel St Portsmouth
The Warner House Association invites members and friends to a September 6 candlelight reception and tour honoring Jonathan Warner. Tickets are $2 at the door, event runs 6 to 9 pm with an 18th century themed cake and garden refreshments weather permitting. Free school tours reopens with escorted groups. advance appointments via Warner House mail or 436 5909.
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The
Warner House Association
Jonathan Warner
Warner House
Portsmouth
Daniel St
Chapel Street
City Hall
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Gregg Birdsall
New Castle
Sherman Baketel
Peter Beck
William Brewster
Kenneth F. Burke
Robert W. Burton
Philip P. Finn
John R. Hall
William F. Harrington
Booth Hemingway
Ruth L. Lines
George A. Patten
Peter Rasmussen
Michael Riffe
B. Allen Rowland
Paul S. Slawson
Clinton H. Springer
Betsy Springer
Seacoast
P.O. Box
Jeremy R. Waldron
Lafayette Road
Fires-for-profit arson climbs in New Hampshire towns
New Hampshire reports a rise in deliberate fires over five years with about half aimed at quick insurance gains. Southern border and lake areas show the most arson for profit while vandalism fuels many other cases. Officials cite low conviction rates and call for a dedicated arson unit to improve investigation and reporting.
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New Hampshire
Lake Winnipesaukee
George Fradette
James Davis
Dover-Somersworth
Concord
Clayton Higgins
State Fire Chiefs’ Association
Franklin
Norman Beauchemin
Hampshire
Fradette
American Insurance Association
John O'Connor
Insurance Information Institute
Boston
O'Connor
Wallingford
Higgins
Salem
William Kingdon
Massachusetts
Hudson
Frank Nutting
Palmer Blasts Curtis On Tax Limitation Plan In Maine
GOP nominee Linwood E. Palmer accuses former governor Kenneth M. Curtis of opposing a constitutional cap on spending and backing a property tax cut for owner occupied homes. Palmer also criticizes Democratic rival Joseph Brennan as an obstructionist to the spending limit plan.
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Augusta
Maine
Linwood E. Palmer
Kenneth M. Curtis
Palmer
Curtis
Stanley Tupper
Cochairman
Maine Committee For Tax Reform
Blaine House
Nobleboro
James B. Longley
Joseph E. Brennan
Just Great Classified Ad for Portsmouth Items
Portsmouth Herald ad promotes selling used items including a Kenmore washer and dryer for 50 each or 80 for both, a Telefunken console stereo at 75, all in good condition. Includes contact numbers and a 24 word ad rate of 12.85 for seven days with pay-for-days-used policy.
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Portsmouth Herald
Kenmore
Telefunken
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National Weather Service
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mid-Atlantic States
the Almanac
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Aych
GOP
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Thomas A. Power
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Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
Fort Ticonderoga
Au Sable Chasm
Champlain Memorial Lighthouse
Bennington Museum
Bennington Battle Monument
Dorothy L. Cassell
W.H. Council On World Affairs
Rosemary Lane
Durham
Barton Machine Inc
Seacoasts
Volvo-Penta
Ford-Lehman
Chrysler Gas & Diesel
US & Save
the Warehouse Tavern
Bow St. Ports
Route 16
Newington, N.H
Pittsburgh
REZ
F. A. Gray
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